Amirat
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Amirat (French pronunciation: [amiʁa]; Occitan: Amiral; Italian: Ammirato) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Amirat
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The town hall of Amirat | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Amirat | |
  Amirat  Amirat | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′29″N 6°49′30″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Grasse-1 |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Grasse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Conil[1] |
Area 1 | 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 45 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06002 /06910 |
| Elevation | 725–1,373 m (2,379–4,505 ft) (avg. 860 m or 2,820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
This little village is made up of three quarters:
- The Agots, with the church and the hostel.
- Amirat village, where the mayor's office is located.
- Maupoil, location of the 16th century Saint Jeannet's Chapel.
Politics
Amirat had the fourth highest percentage of people who voted for Jean-Marie Le Pen of all French communes during the second round of voting in 2002 - 59.26%.[3]
Population
Sights
Saint Jeannet's Chapel, a 16th-century chapel with lovely wooden gate in Maupoil.
